Making sure 48 students have a home this semester was at the top of the school’s list. Building G’s second and third floors sustained the most damage from the Feb. 26 fire. Most everything is the same in the apartments, with slight upgrades in construction. The upper decks are composite instead of wood, with a new chemical fire system outside to help mitigate damage in the future.

A decision was made early on not to tear the building down, instead using about $2.3 million to renovate and rehab the building.

The school was working on an accelerated timeline, which meant the same day as the fire the engineers and Kiewit were there assessing the damage and how to fix the building.